NEWS 4 JAX STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH BREAKING NEWS ALERT. WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING NEWS, AT THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE. A CRASH WITH INJURIES IS GOING BOTH WAYS, CREATING A SERIOUS TRAFFIC PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO THE GAME DOWNTOWN. I THINK WE HAVE A NEWS CONFERENCE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. LET'S LISTEN IN. OBVIOUSLY, THAT HAS AFFECTED TRAFFIC FOR THE JAGUARS GAME AND-- THANKS AGAIN FOR COMING OUT. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WITH THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE, IT'S GOING TO BE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DELAY, TWO HOURS UNTIL KICKOFF. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TIPS WHO HELP PEOPLE AVOID THE DETOUR. FIRST OF ALL, WE WOULD RECOMMEND EVERYBODY COMING NORTH ON 95 FROM YOUR SOUTHBOUND, AND OVER THE BRIDGE. AND IF YOU'RE COMING FROM I-10 OR 95 SOUTHBOUND, THEN WE WOULD RECOMMEND ENOUGH FOR THE UNION STREET EXPRESSWAY AND THE COMPLEX. AND THOSE ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT ROUTES TO GET HERE. AND IF THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET DOWNTOWN, THAT DETOUR WILL GO TO THE ACOSTA. ACOSTA TO FORESCYTHE. AND HOW LONG DOES IT LOOK LIKE THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED. SEVERAL HOURS, WE'RE EXPECT THE BRIDGE TO BE DOWN BY KICKOFF AND BY --. (INAUDIBLE) JUST TO RECAP, TWO DIFFERENT -- ONE VEHICLE GOING DOWNTOWN. AND A VEHICLE GOING NORTHBOUND, AND THE SOUTHBOUND VEHICLE, THAT TRAFFIC ON THE SITE IS EN ROUTE AND THEY'RE BEGINNING THE INVESTIGATION AS THAT PROGRESSES. IT WAS REPORTED TO US AS SERIOUS. IT WAS THE VEHICLE-- AT THIS TIME I ONLY HAVE INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO THE DRIVER, BUT I CAN CHECK ON THAT TO VERIFY. TO RECAP, WHAT WE HAVE IS AN ACCIDENT ON THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE, AND IT'S GOING SOUTHBOUND AND HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS GOING NORTHBOUND. AND THE DRIVER GOING SOUTHBOUND IS NOW DEAD, THE OTHER DRIVER THAT WAS NORTHBOUND AND STRUCK WAS AT THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AS YOU'RE COMING OUT TO THE GAME. SO THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE SHOULD BE CLOSED THROUGH KICKOFF. AND NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND ARE CLOSED, SO IF YOU NEED TO GO 95 NORTHBOUND GET OFF ON EMMERSON STREET AND USE THE PARK BRIDGE. GOING SOUTHBOUND, THE ARENA, I-10, I-95 SOUTH AND MLK, AND THAT'S THE ALTERNATE ROUND. GO TO NEWS4JAX.COM WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT OPENS. AS OF NOW THEY'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE CLOSED FOR A WHILE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GREAT CONCERN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. CHANNEL 4'S ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, WE GOT WORD WHAT HAPPENED HERE, WHAT A TRAGEDY ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANYTIME OF THE WEEK, OF COURSE, THIS IS GOING TO PUT US DEFINITELY, A HAMPER ON A LOT OF PLANS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, TOO. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY, STACI, AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH ARE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND WE STILL HAVE NOT LEARNED MUCH INFORMATION FROM ANYONE BECAUSE WE'RE BEING HELD QUITE A DISTANCE FROM THE ACTUAL SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. WE'RE ON THE SOUTH SIDE ON THE FACE OF THE BRIDGE AND RIVER PLACE. AS WE LOOK BEHIND US, WE'LL ZOOM IN AND THIS AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THEY TOOK THE TAPE DOWN AND THEY'RE LETTING THAT AMBULANCE GET THROUGH. NOW AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE, YOU CAN SEE MORE POLICE ACTIVITY. FROM WHAT WE CAN SEE DOWN HERE, WE CAN SEE ABOUT ONE, TWO-- I SEE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR POLICE CARS AT THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE. AND AGAIN, WE ARE ON THE SOUTH EDGE, THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE, CAN'T SEE TOO MUCH FROM THIS ANGLE, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME VIDEO THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SHOOT FROM ONE OF THE WATER TAXIS THAT WAS GOING UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE. SO THIS IS A LOOK FROM THE ST. JOHN'S RIVER AND AROUND THE LANDING AND AROUND THE HYATT, IN THAT AREA NEAR THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE. UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON THE PEOPLE OR THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH. I'M SURE WE WILL LEARN THAT LATER, BUT AS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET ACROSS THIS BRIDGE GOING TO THE JAGUARS GAME. IT'S CLOSED. THERE'S NO WAY TO GET OVER IT. IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON TRAVELLING OVER THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE, MAKE SURE TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE BRIDGE. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PEOPLE THAT TRIED TO WALK. WE HAVE THE WALKWAY THAT GOES ALONG THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE AND YOU CANNOT GET THROUGH THAT EITHER. NOBODY WALKERS, DRIVERS, BIKERS, ALLOWED THIS WAY. IF YOU'RE WALKING THIS WAY. ONE OF THE LOCATIONS FOR THE WATER TAXI IS RIGHT NEXT TO US. WHICH IS THE FRIENDSHIP FOUNTAINS, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMING THROUGH AND WALKING OVER THERE TO HOP ON THE TAXI, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BRING YOU

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -

A 50-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon in a crash on the Main Street Bridge.

The crash, which happened just after 4 p.m., completely closed the bridge for about two hours.

Police said Jonathan Kirkland Jr. was driving a white Jeep Cherokee southbound and lost control for unknown reasons, crossing into the northbound lanes and striking a northbound black Ford Expedition nearly head-on. The driver of the northbound SUV was taken to a hospital in serious condition.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, speed or alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash. Kirkland was not wearing a seat belt.

With thousands of people headed downtown for the season's first preseason Jaguars game, the crash created a massive traffic jam backup. Police held a 5:30 p.m. news conference to announce alternate routes, directing people to the Hart and Acosta bridges.

JSO Traffic Homicide detectives are investigating the crash.

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